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BitCoin set for real world credit card foray
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Rio Ferdinand fined £45k for responding to a tweet
The English Football Association (FA) has fined Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand £45 000 for responding to a tweet in which a user called…
Lonmin shooting: South Africans use social to mourn, vent, debate
South Africa is reeling after a shootout between police and striking miners Marikana, Rustenburg left 35 people dead. A number of the miners were…
Android voice search gets support for 13 new languages
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Domain name a big factor in eNews Channel rebrand
The eNews channel, part of the multi-billion rand terrestrial broadcasting company Sabido, is set to relaunch as the eNews Channel Africa (eNCA). Memeburn can…
Instagram 3.0: Pin your filtered food pics geographically
If you’re the kind of person who spends their nights out at restaurants taking finding the perfect filter for your food photos, the new…
The Oatmeal wants to save Nikola Tesla’s tower [Update]
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Medium: Twitter co-founders’ new venture has an identity crisis
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Reuters blog hacked, Syrian cyber war suspected cause
Ouch. You do not want to be the person in charge of Reuters’ online security right now. The renowned news agency’s blogging platform has…
Sina Weibo set to launch social credit card
Here’s an interesting development from beyond the Great Firewall. Chinese social network Sina Weibo is teaming up with China Merchants Bank on a social…
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